The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-12
official Journal of the I0rn.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL of the DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY of RAPIDES.
Is Unihcation or Mixed Government
a White Mans Gov
eminent?

At recent meeting at Centreville
in the Parish of St. Mary, a Nichols
club was formed and from the resolu.
tons adopted, abusing Gov. McEnery,
we extract the following endorsement
of the policy of General Nichols, viz.
"That Gov. McEnery has already had
his just share of public honors. That
we are not seeking lcvee governor,
nor an agricultural governor, nor a
wbite mans governor, but do seek a
peoples governor of the State Of Lou
isiana. That we shall use all honest
and proper means to defeat the nomi-
nation of S. d. McEnery to a position
he has abused and used for selfish
ends. That We shall just as zealously
labor to secure the nomination and
election of the peoples choice and
friend, General Francis 7. Nichols. y
In his letter to Charles B. Law
renee, Wayne McVcigh and others,
dated April 18th, 1887, he said :-"I
have earnestly sought to obliterate the
color line in politics and consolidate
the people on the basis of equal rights
and it is source of qualification to be
able to say that this gIcat object is
about to be realized"
Our friend of the Colfax Chronicle
takes us to task in regard to our arti
Gle "a White Mans Government or
None"
The Chronicle man is we'll known
as good arguer and therefore starts
at the wrong end of tho question.
Our article aimed to show the dan
ger of unifying or mixing our govern
ment;-and as an exemplifcation of
the danger to result therefrom, we sta
ted that it would be an acknowledge
ment of having erred in the past, and
that it would force us to re-establish a
state of things which the people of the
State had abolished.
No sane man would impugn the re-
cord Of Gen. Nichols, either as a mil
itary man, or as man of honor, or as
a man of fixed and strong opinions
but all that would not prevent Gen.
Nichols from having opinions which
might clash with the positive and an
compromising principle that our gov
eminent must be solidly white and
unmixed
That General Nichols did lean to.
wards the opinion of granting to the
colored race q certain representation.
is an acknowledged fact, as we'll as
that he favored their appointment to
office. 1t is also notorious fact that
during the last Congressional cam
paign, he canvassed his district against
the Democrotic nominee.
Now those are matters of opinion
and have nothing to do with the status
of the person.
However as the nomination by the
convention is virtually equal to an
election, all that the people demand
is this -
If Gen. Nichols is nominated will
he give the colored race representa-
ton in his government
Does Gen. Nichols believe that a
unified or mixed government would be
advantageous to the State
There the question ends-for that is
the only reform he could undertake to
engraft in our government, as all the
rest has been carried on in such a tho
rough, democratic manner, with such
earnestness and honesty, that naught .
can nor will be found to bear the least
criticism.
As regards the 18th of September,
we do Gen. Nichols honor, and also
TO each man who with musket to
shoulder, served his State so we'll; but
Gen. Nichols did neither more nor S
less than the commonest private in tie c
ranks. However with the shadows of I
Inc l4th of September two figures a
Use: One, Gen. Ogden, the pure and )
he brave; he, it was, who unbared l
lis breast aad who led to the assault t
he phalanxes of Louisiana. The 9TH >
II, John Boylan, the detective; the G
;ity was taken but the metropolitans p
scre still organized. When that
light came, the whole city was pa n
rolled by Thos Boylan's police. +
The time for nominating conven- "
ion had arrived. Where was Nichollsq
Ogden, the man of the 14th of Sep
ember, the man who with his trusty al
ayonets had inangurated Nichols, Of
las placed in nomination. Where fo
las Nichols =! S.
However We leave to the conven.
ion to dictate who shall be our stan.
ard bearer Our choice is McEnery,
IL the reason that we favor no change in
t present and that he has proven him as
elf good officer. 70
We sincerely believe that for good
rudential reasons, the whole line of
tate officers should be continued for
'ur years longer; and to that end we s,
ltend TO labor by endorsing Nc a,
merry. ed
Our new stock of Watches are
ow in. We have the following Rail ye
'ad Watches: The Rockford, Wal
am, Elgin, Columbus, and other
nYelnants in cold and siluar nosas |